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Send us Fan MailWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Steve Lewis, general manager of the MLR team, Rugby New York and 7s coaching consultant. Focusing on sevens, we are going to cut to the root on how you develop an attacking system in sevens. Steve has consulted with a number of teams, including Brown University, Siena University and the national teams of Brazil and Nigeria.His philosophy is to pick the right people, nudging, and you can only piss with the cock you've got.You can contact him on Twitter @lizardrugbyTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us Fan MailWelcome to the coaching knife when we cut to the root of the matter. In this episode, we speak to Mark Ring, a 1-1 rugby coach, attack and skills coach who won 32 caps for Wales. Focusing on coaching flair, we are going to cut to the root on how you can develop more skilful players. Mark has coached pro-rugby in England, Wales and Ireland. He is setting up his own website, markring.co.uk, with a library of rugby skills which will be filmed.His philosophy is to improve skills and game understanding which builds confidence and encourages players to see a bigger and clearer picture as to how they can evolve into someone who can influence a game which the general public can enjoy.You can contact him on LinkedIn or at mrcelt@hotmail.comTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us Fan MailBird and LJ talk to Lynne Cantwell, the first high performance manager for the women’s game in South Africa.Lynne is Ireland’s most capped (86) female rugby player. She was appointed to the South African role in February 2021. She has been a member of Sport Ireland’s board since 2019. She is also a qualified physiotherapist.Here are the questions posed to Lynne:Your degree was in Sport and Exercise Science along with a Masters in Physiotherapy. When and how did you realise that your real passion was driving high performance sport?This year you were appointed as South African rugby first HP manager for women’s rugby- how exciting is this role?You have a young family, husband and are uprooting and moving to SA was this a difficult decision?There are lots of exciting Autumn Internationals plus games against the Barbarians, Wales, Scotland. We saw Twitter post of squad celebrating announcement of fixture singing. Talk us through the culture, support and what it means to the playersWhat does the current pathway look like?Let’s look forward to the World cup pool with England, France, and Fiji to deal with. What are your expectations?Ireland has not qualified for the World Cup in 2022 which is devastating for all involved. What needs to happen now? To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us Fan MailFocusing on harnessing the use of language, we are going to cut to the root on why words matter when it comes to optimal performance. Coach Reed has two master’s degrees—in sports psychology and early childhood development—and thirty years of professional coaching experience,  His philosophy is human performance is a distinctly individual phenomenon based on the skills, tactics, values, and beliefs of each person and our role as coaches/leaders is to help create the environments and provide the tools people need to raise and chase their own excellence. Excellence can be achieved every day and I am most passionate about finding out how language, learning, and leadership can impact a person’s ability to achieve everyday excellence.You can contact him at coachreed.com and find out more about the book at FullSpartan.com  To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we speak to Joe Goodman, owner of Evo Rugby and head coach of the University of Bristol mens rugby team. Focusing on the EvoRugby promise to ignite your attack, we are going to cut to the root on how to coach evasion and agility skills in rugby. Joe, a Level 4 RFU coach says this about this philosophy: Within an innovative, enjoyable and measured performance learning environment, where detail matters, values are lived, and people are both cared for and empowered, I aim to educate, align and challenge athletes as they pursue excellence in developing themselves to achieve their desired vision and goals.You can contact him at joe.goodman@bristol.ac.uk and visit his website evorugby.systeme.io and you can also find him on linkedin, Joe GoodmanTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we speak to Sammie Phillips, General Manager and Head of Elite Performance at England Touch Rugby. Focusing on the benefits of touch rugby, we are going to cut to the root on why touch rugby isn’t rugby touch.Sammie is a current touch rugby international and her philosophy is to identify potential in coaches and athletes and support them to maximise their potential and achieve their vision/mission/goals. You can contact her @sammiephillips04 on Instagram and find out more about England touch rugby on www.englandtouch.org.uk   To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we speak to Eamonn Hogan, Level 3 coach, author and studying for a PhD around sports coaching. Focusing on coach development, we are going to cut to the root on what's wrong with coaching pathways.Eamonn has coached all around the world, particularly in the US, and his philosophy is to reveal current thinking about rugby union coaching as a career and to grow opportunities for true meritocracy, . You can contact him on Twitter @theeamonnhogan, or through @rugbycoachweekly. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we speak to James Barkell, Lecturer at the University of Sydney & Coaching Consultant with the Coach Doctor. Focusing on how you can improve the design of your practices, we are going to cut to the root on how you can use contextual interference.James runs the CoachDoctor podcast, and is  Level 4 High Performance Coach in rugby union and has a PhD which focused on high performance in rugby. His philosophy is to encourage creativity in coaching, no one way is correct and you need to modify what and how you teach content depending on age, ability etc. Using questions is great, but it's how you use them effectively that matters. Likewise, games over drills, but there is still a place for drills. You can contact him at Linkedin @james barkell phd, Instagram @thecoachdr and visit him at thecoachdoctor.com.au and the coach doctor podcast site. To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we speak to Dave Sharkey, director of Team Architecture, a communications consultancy. Focusing on using themes and stories in sports coaching, we are going to cut to the root on how we can use them effectively with our players.Dave is a English teacher and rugby coach as well as a consultant. His philosophy is "Some see things as they are and say: 'Why?' I dream of things that never were and say: 'Why not?'"You can contact him at www.team-architecture.com @SharkTeams (Twitter) David Sharkey on LinkedInTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we speak to Sam Barke,  sports doctor - Head of sports medicine at Meliora Medical Group and Return2Play. Focusing on the myths surrounding concussion, we are going to cut to the root on your deal with head injury. Sam is a school doctor at several major private schools and is match day doctor at Harlequins. Return2Play's philosophy is that by managing risk we can ensure the huge benefits of rugby can continue to be enjoyed.You can contact him at sam.barke@melioramedicalgroup.co.uk and visit their website: www.Return2Play.org.ukTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!